于丹

Yú Dān

proper noun

Meanings

1 Yu Dan
2 Chinese scholar and TV personality known for popularizing the Analects of Confucius

About Yu Dan

born 1965 · 学者 scholar

Beijing Normal University professor whose 2006 talks on the 论语 (Analects of Confucius) on CCTV's 百家讲坛 made her a household name. The book of the talks sold millions; many scholars criticised her reading.

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Examples

HSK 7-9

于丹在《百家讲坛》上讲解《论语》,一夜成名。

Yú Dān zài 《 Bǎijiā Jiǎng tán 》 shàng jiǎngjiě 《 Lúnyǔ 》, yí yè chéngmíng.

Yu Dan became an overnight celebrity explaining the Analects on 'Lecture Room'.

HSK 7-9

她的《于丹〈论语〉心得》销量超过千万册。

Tā de 《 Yú Dān 〈 Lúnyǔ 〉 Xīndé 》 xiāoliàng chāoguò qiānwàn cè.

Her book 'Yu Dan's Insights on the Analects' sold over ten million copies.

Tips

usage

Her lecture book's title calls it her 心得, 'what one has gained from study', the word for a student's takeaways. Critics called her readings 心灵鸡汤, 'chicken soup for the soul', the standard Chinese put-down for feel-good platitudes.

Stroke Order

于 yú

丹 dān

于丹